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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14235 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14235 Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  165 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 23 approved meteorites classified as EL-melt rock. [show all] Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), Enstatite-rich meteorites, and Melted chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 13 Nov 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14235 (NWA 14235) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2019 June Classification: Enstatite chondrite (EL melt rock) History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Talsint, Morocco. Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock with some fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is an enstatite melt rock predominantly composed of 50-400 µm sized enstatite grains and abundant interspearsed albitic, Si-rich melt inclusions. Opaque phases include Si-bearing kamacite, Cr-rich troilite, schreibersite, and daubréelite. No relict chondrules have been observed. Geochemistry: kamacite: Si=1.09±0.02 wt.%, n=4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 8559 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1896 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||